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08-09-2009, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by AFX View Post
Sorry you feel that way?
Typical Japanese textbooks for foreigners will start off teaching hiragana and katakana first right before when they first learn one component of a Japanese grammar.

It's just a quasi-standard practice among Japanese textbook makers and it's a very well-proven way to learn Japanese without a sudden hassle.

If you compare Japanese teaching resources for English speakers in the 1980s and most of today's, you'll find several significant differences.


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